Geese at Vondelpark, Amsterdami.postimg.ccimage Nilesse ( @Nilesse@beehaw.org ) Animals and Pets • edit-21 year ago message-square6arrow-up117
arrow-up117imageGeese at Vondelpark, Amsterdami.postimg.cc Nilesse ( @Nilesse@beehaw.org ) Animals and Pets • edit-21 year ago message-square6
minus-square milk ( @milk@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) linkfedilink4•1 year agoI might be wrong but I think those are geese
minus-square Nilesse ( @Nilesse@beehaw.org ) OPlinkfedilink4•edit-21 year agoA quick Merlin Bird ID later - you’re right! They’re Egyptian Geese. I’ve never been good at identifying geese when they aren’t the terrifying Canadian ones. Thanks! Luckily Lemmy actually allows post title edits, haha.
minus-square milk ( @milk@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) linkfedilink4•1 year agoHonestly Egyptian geese are the only birds I am consistently able to identify because I see them all the time where I live (South Africa)
minus-square Nilesse ( @Nilesse@beehaw.org ) OPlinkfedilink3•edit-21 year agoThe plot thickens: Apparently it is not a goose goose but closer to a “shelduck”. Research rabbit hole time!
I might be wrong but I think those are geese
A quick Merlin Bird ID later - you’re right! They’re Egyptian Geese. I’ve never been good at identifying geese when they aren’t the terrifying Canadian ones. Thanks! Luckily Lemmy actually allows post title edits, haha.
Honestly Egyptian geese are the only birds I am consistently able to identify because I see them all the time where I live (South Africa)
The plot thickens:
![](https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/5113a453-783f-4fde-827b-e1936d04dbbc.jpeg)
Apparently it is not a goose goose but closer to a “shelduck”. Research rabbit hole time!